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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Operations MORT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 60-120 min | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident |
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